State of Tennessee v. Charlie Martinez

A Knox County jury convicted the Defendant, Charlie Richard Martinez, of first degree
felony murder, especially aggravated robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon. Following a sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed an effective
sentence of life imprisonment plus four years. On appeal, the Defendant argues: (1) the
evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in
admitting three different writings attributed to the Defendant as autobiographical rap lyrics;
(3) the trial court committed plain error in allowing the State to amend the especially
aggravated robbery count the morning of trial; (4) the trial court erred in allowing Kendra
Ivey to testify to double hearsay; (5) the trial court abused its discretion in denying his
Specific Discovery Request No. 1, which requested materials necessary for his state-funded
expert; and (6) the cumulative effect of these errors deprived him of a fair trial. After
review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.